Phonograph record and package therefor



Dec. 17, 1940. c. c. HASlN 2,225,048

PHONOGRAPH RECORD AND PACKAGE THEREFOR Filed March 9, 1959 24 g I d 3INVENTOR. Mrshbsjn,

' ing purposes.

Patented Dec. 17, 1940 UNITED STATES PHONOGRAPH RECORD AND PAGKAGETHEREFOR Charles C. HaSin, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application March 9, 1939,Serial No. 260,785

' 2 Claims.

This invention relates to phonograph records and to a package thereforby means of which the record is handled, may be sent through the mailand may be applied to a phonograph turnable for playing purposes. Anobject of the invention is to provide a protecting enclosure for a lightsheet record which may be used as a mailing envelope and which is alsoused to provide friction for holding the record on a turntable of aphonograph in fixed relation to the turntable. Another object of theinvention is to provide means for interlocking a light sheet phonographrecord to a paper holder so that the record. is maintained in apredetermined position in the holder, and another object of theinvention is to provide a light sheet and inexpensive phonograph recordwith a relatively inexpensive cover or package that can be used foradvertising purposes.

These and other objects of the invention will be understood from thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1shows a form of sheet record applied to a package in the open position;

Fig. 2 is a back view of the package shown in Fig. l in the closedposition,

Fig. 3 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of package in the open position for arecord.

Phonograph records for advertising and similar purposes have been madefrom thin sheets.

of cellulose acetate, which are transparent and upon which the soundgrooves are impressed in the usual way. These sheets do not havesufficient body to be used alone and it has been common practice tomount them by an adhesive upon a stiff base. In the present inventionthe thin sheet record is placed within a paper envelope or package andis kept in this package throughout its life. For this purpose a portionof the package is removable or tearable from the side which covers thesound grooves and thereby makes these grooves accessible for play- Therecord is provided with the usual aperture in the center of the soundgrooves for placing upon the stem of the turntable and the package hascorresponding apertures so that both package and record are placed onthe turntable together.

It is necessary to locate the record within the package in such a waythat there will be relatively little free movement between the recordand the package and when assembled the aperture for the stem in therecord and in the package will register.

The package is preferably made from a sheet of strong paper which foldsover to enclose the record and slits are provided on the base or backsheet which are engaged by tabs formed on the record, or formed on thecover sheet, to lock the parts together, and this locking arrangementmay be used for securing the whole assembly, or it may be used incombination with 1 an adhesive to hold the device in the assembledposition.

Since the package is made from paper stock it can be printed andillustrated with advertising matter and the portion of the paper stockbelow fit the sound grooves can also be used for illustrative matter asthe record itself is transparent. In this way the package conveys a,Written advertising message and in addition to this it may be used toconvey a spoken message of the same order.

'In the drawing, II is the record which is provided with the usual soundgrooves l2 and with the central aperture at [3 for the stem of theturntable. The record may be made from square sheets of a transparent,thermo-plastic material, such as cellulose acetate, as indicated at M.

In the construction shown in the drawing the record II and the base ofthe package is each provided with registering slots at 3| and 32 and thecover 22 is folded over with the tab 33 inserted in the slot 3| and thetab 34 inserted in the slot 32 and with the aperture 24 registering withl3 for the turntable stem. The tabs may be formed to engage the slotswith a locking engagement. The closed position of the package is shownin Fig. 2 which is suitable for mailing. Before the cover 22 is securedin place, the edges 35, 35 and 31 are folded inwards on the dotted lineto protect the edges of the record.

The construction in Fig. 4 uses the square 'form of record without anypreparation which is inserted at the corners below the corner plates 4|which may be folded over from the stock of the base 21. These plates areprovided with an adhesive on the outer surface which engages the cover22 and secures the package.

In assembling, the side of the record with the sound grooves thereon isplaced adjacent the side of the cover having the tear-out 26 and thetabs are preferably projected through the bottom side of the package sothat in addition to the friction of the package engaging the turntablethe tabs also engage the turntable and assure the unitary movement ofthe record and turntable without slippage. The interlocking securedbetween the record and the package by means of the tabs maintains therecord in proper position relative to the package and forms acomparatively inexpensive method of manufacturing the device.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a phonograph record and package therefor, a thin sheet record withsound grooves on one side thereof and having a central aperture for thestem of a turntable, a package enclosing said record made from a basesheet having a plurality of slits therein and a central aperture to fitthe stem of the turntable, slits in said record registering with theslits in said base sheet,

a cover sheet secured to said base sheet for enclosing the record andhaving a removable section opposite the sound grooves of the record andtabs projecting from said cover sheet for inserting in said slits tohold the central aperon and having a central aperture for the stem of aturntable, a package enclosing said record made from a'base sheet and acover sheet secured at one side to the base sheet with a centralaperture to fit the stem of the turntable, said basesheet having aplurality of slits therein and said record having slits to match theslits in the base sheet and tabs projecting from said cover sheetengaging the slits in the base sheet and in the record to hold therecord in place and to hold the cover sheet in the closed position and aportion of said package opposite the sound grooves of the record beingremovable to enable the record to be played without removing it from thepackage.

CHARLES C. HASIN.

